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Re: Irsay in jail for suspected drunken driving

That's nice. Sorry I hurt your feelings, but unfortunately, I earned the right to trash 'em, because I *owned* a Corolla for seven years out of college. Reliable, economic, got me from point A to point B, and that's about all I can say about it, lol. I couldn't sign the trade-in papers fast enough at the end.

I've been stuck with rental Highlanders a few times --- they feel cheap as hell. It's about the last vehicle you'd expect a guy worth 1.5bill to be puttin around town in.

Last edited by Kid Minneapolis; 03-27-2014 at 09:57 PM.

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Re: Irsay in jail for suspected drunken driving

That's nice. Sorry I hurt your feelings, but unfortunately, I earned the right to trash 'em, because I *owned* a Corolla for seven years out of college. Reliable, economic, got me from point A to point B, and that's about all I can say about it, lol. I couldn't sign the trade-in papers fast enough at the end.

I've been stuck with rental Highlanders a few times --- they feel cheap as hell. It's about the last vehicle you'd expect a guy worth 1.5bill to be puttin around town in.

Well you don't want to ding the Rolls Royce up when you're driving impaired around Carmel, Indiana. I don't know what was going through his mind, but it's not a leap to think that he chose one of his "average" cars for that ride so that he wouldn't draw attention to himself.

Besides, just because you're worth 1.5 billion doesn't mean that your entire life has to be lived in excess. It doesn't take too much to satisfy some people, regardless of how rich they are. Warren Buffet was driving a 2001 Lincoln Continental until he auctioned it for charity a couple of years ago. The fact that he is worth 40 something billion bones didn't change the fact that all he wanted was something basic to take him from point A to point B. For Irsay, a Toyota Highlander is a perfectly reliable car and some people just don't care very much about that sort of thing, regardless of their net worth. Besides, I'm sure he has nice vehicles in the garage. He just didn't want to take them out for that ride.

To quote mega billionaire Sam Walton when someone asked him why he rode around in a pickup truck: "What am I supposed to haul my dogs around in, a Rolls Royce?"

Re: Irsay in jail for suspected drunken driving

Well you don't want to ding the Rolls Royce up when you're driving impaired around Carmel, Indiana. I don't know what was going through his mind, but it's not a leap to think that he chose one of his "average" cars for that ride so that he wouldn't draw attention to himself.

Besides, just because you're worth 1.5 billion doesn't mean that your entire life has to be lived in excess. It doesn't take too much to satisfy some people, regardless of how rich they are. Warren Buffet was driving a 2001 Lincoln Continental until he auctioned it for charity a couple of years ago. The fact that he is worth 40 something billion bones didn't change the fact that all he wanted was something basic to take him from point A to point B. For Irsay, a Toyota Highlander is a perfectly reliable car and some people just don't care very much about that sort of thing, regardless of their net worth. Besides, I'm sure he has nice vehicles in the garage. He just didn't want to take them out for that ride.

To quote mega billionaire Sam Walton when someone asked him why he rode around in a pickup truck: "What am I supposed to haul my dogs around in, a Rolls Royce?"

Buffet also still lives in the same house he bought in like 1960. Granted, it's a nice house, but it's not any kind of mansion or anything. I bet all the non-rookie deal Pacers have nicer houses.

Re: Irsay in jail for suspected drunken driving

That's what I originally wanted(my dad has one) but the Corolla was a steal when I got it I couldn't walk away from it(although I wish I didn't have to go to Kokomo to buy it but Toyotas are a bargain there).

Re: Irsay in jail for suspected drunken driving

Well you don't want to ding the Rolls Royce up when you're driving impaired around Carmel, Indiana. I don't know what was going through his mind, but it's not a leap to think that he chose one of his "average" cars for that ride so that he wouldn't draw attention to himself.

Besides, just because you're worth 1.5 billion doesn't mean that your entire life has to be lived in excess. It doesn't take too much to satisfy some people, regardless of how rich they are. Warren Buffet was driving a 2001 Lincoln Continental until he auctioned it for charity a couple of years ago. The fact that he is worth 40 something billion bones didn't change the fact that all he wanted was something basic to take him from point A to point B. For Irsay, a Toyota Highlander is a perfectly reliable car and some people just don't care very much about that sort of thing, regardless of their net worth. Besides, I'm sure he has nice vehicles in the garage. He just didn't want to take them out for that ride.

To quote mega billionaire Sam Walton when someone asked him why he rode around in a pickup truck: "What am I supposed to haul my dogs around in, a Rolls Royce?"

You're giving this way too much thought, lol.

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Re: Irsay in jail for suspected drunken driving

Sure, but it's still funny that you could go out and drive anything you want and you'd pick a Toyota Highlander. It's like going out to get a motorcycle and coming back with a vespa.

Well I bet that Irsay has multiple "anything you want" type of cars sitting in his garage. But you don't want to put a dent in the Beamer when you're driving around impaired. I bet that most rich people have an "average" car sitting in their garage that they put wear and tear on so that they can keep their nice ones in premium condition.

Whether you're a billionaire or an average Joe Schmo, if all you want is a basic SUV then a Highlander is going to suit you. Also, I wouldn't be surprised at all if the Highlander was given to Irsay by Toyota. Toyota is a major Colts sponsor and it could have been given to him as a "thank you" for the deal.

Re: Irsay in jail for suspected drunken driving

BTW... You guys are acting like he has a Yugo with a doughnut on the left rear as his only vehicle. The Highlander is not a clown car. Hell, he probably saw it. liked it, and bought it with the money under the backseat of whatever he was driving around one day when he happened to pass the lot. It's a Toyota so it should be reliable generally... so the rest is just up to general taste. It's not like he needed to worry about it as a long term investment, sole ride, and getting the most bang for his buck. He probably liked it and bought it. Or maybe Toyota or a dealer gave it to him. I'm not going to fault the man for having a practical vehicle just because he could afford something else.

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Re: Irsay in jail for suspected drunken driving

Well I bet that Irsay has multiple "anything you want" type of cars sitting in his garage. But you don't want to put a dent in the Beamer when you're driving around impaired. I bet that most rich people have an "average" car sitting in their garage that they put wear and tear on so that they can keep their nice ones in premium condition.

Exactly. Every drunk with the means and a few brain cells left has a beater to drive when impaired. Can't be putting whiskey dents in the primary ride.